The best Italian Seafood Risotto Frutti di Mare recipe, made with shrimp, mussels, baby clams, crab, a good white wine, lots of garlic, tomatoes and an exquisite saffron seafood stock. Originally from Lombardy, the northern side of Italy, the Italian classic risotto has become a popular dish all around the world.Healthy and gluten free, this otherwise known as Risotto alla Pescatora is what an authentic seafood risotto is all about! Tough you could make risotto with brown rice I would ...
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Rustic Paprika Potatoes Recipe
These rustic paprika potatoes come straight out of grandma's kitchen on a Sunday afternoon. My grandparents lived the simple hard peasant life. Woke up at the crack of dawn 7 days a week, worked the land till the sun went down and then tended to their family. Fed their animals and got a meal on the table for their kids. Simple meals of course, like bread and oil, polenta and peperonata , and on Sundays maybe some chicken stew, or sauteed chicken livers..maybe...if you were lucky. We always had ...
7 Bee Pollen Benefits
A quick list on the amazing organic bee pollen benefits!Let's take a moment and talk bee pollen benefits! Bee Pollen is called Nature's Perfect Food for many reasons. It is filled with vitamins, enzymes, minerals and has more amino acids than eggs, beef and cheese. That is really good news especially if you are on a vegetarian diet, as yours truly is trying to be.I ordered a large jar of those beautiful organic seeds from Amazon, (<---affiliate) and now keep it in my pantry at ...
How To Caramelize Onions
A simple guide on how to caramelize onions at home with wine, beer or balsamic vinegar. Honey is optional but it adds a nice sweetness I love. I've been practicing how to caramelize onions, can you smell the goodness from over there ? And before we talk about this, can you believe it's almost Christmas ? I feel so unprepared I am looking for a legal way to push it back a few months. Instead of my Italian wedding cookies I am baking pizzas and perfecting the art of caramelized onions! So let's ...
Roasted Eggplant Dip Recipe or Salata de Vinete
An authentic rustic Romanian whipped eggplant dip recipe or " Salata de Vinete " served on grilled bruschetta! Have you ever tried to make a good roasted eggplant dip recipe? Some of them can be a little intimidating, i'll admit it. But I believe food and recipes are meant to be simple but bursting with flavor.So with all the bloggers busy busy working on yet another turkey recipe, I decided to give you an appetizer. An easy but impressive whipped roasted eggplant dip, a.k.a. Romanian ...
Beef and Butternut Squash Stew Recipe
A super tender beef and butternut squash stew recipe slowly braised in a blood orange juice gravy with hints of cloves and nutmeg! Look at this festive blood orange beef and butternut squash stew I made us! Take a second to check out those colors kids! That is real food right there. Being a vegetarian for two weeks was not bad at all actually, considering that chocolate was allowed every day. Yes, I had to make up for the lack of meat somehow and celery sticks were just not gonna cut it. But ...
Roasted Butternut Squash Apple Soup
A healthy award winning butternut squash apple soup recipe that graces my dinner table often throughout the fall and winter season, and of course makes an appearance at the holiday table.Simple seasonal ingredients: tart apples, sweet butternut squash and carrots are slowly roasted together with complimentary spices like nutmeg, bay leaves and thyme, each one shinning through in their own unique way. A sweet fruit with a nutty taste and orange flesh that grows on a vine, butternut ...
Chocolate Covered Orange Slices Treats
I made us a platter of chocolate covered orange slices treats, because we deserve it ;) Juicy and sweet, oranges are one of the most popular fruits in the world. I love oranges, they remind me of Christmas and how my mom used to throw the peels in the fire to make the house smell insanely good. I've gone a little bit orange crazy this week, starting with my Blood Orange Cranberry Sauce and Candied Orange Peels. There were two more things I wanted to make: Orangettes and Chocolate Covered Orange ...
Blood Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe
The best homemade cranberry sauce recipe with fresh orange juice, vanilla and honey!The perfect berry citrusy aroma with hints of vanilla, so good you might just want to eat it with a spoon and some muffins. This will take your Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner to a whole new level of awesomeness! Any kind of orange will work fine in this but the blood orange season is just starting, and it really takes the sauce to a heavenly level. You could also use a mix of whatever orange you can ...
Wild Mushroom White Wine Sauce
This is how to make a quick and delicious mushroom white wine sauce, for a meal or just as a topping on burgers, chicken and steaks. For the past month we've been making burgers over the weekend. Turkey burgers to be more specific, not necessarily my favorite until just recently. I was only in charge of the toppings and the sides, so that's all I'm going to take credit for and share with you here. By default, I make my Heirloom Tomato and Cucumber Salad with burgers or grilled anything. My new ...